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Senior Software Engineer - Data Acquisition
San Mateo, CA, United States
Live, first seen by us 22 days ago- Pay
USD 196,750–243,290/year — pay source
Annual Salary Range $196,750—$243,290 USD Roles that are based in an office are onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional presence on Monday and Friday (unless otherwise noted).
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Before you apply
- Work authorization
- No visa sponsorship
What you’ll work on
Full postingBuild a service that obtains datasets from many external sources
Process datasets into consistent formats and store them for model use
Design and scale robust API integrations and data infrastructure
Be a tech lead and mentor junior engineers
Own projects through their full lifecycle
From the employer’s posting
build out a new service that can obtain diverse datasets from a wide variety of external sources
process them into consistent formats, and store them in a reliable and easily accessible location
proficient in designing and scaling robust API integrations and data infrastructure
Be a tech lead and mentor junior engineers
Self-organize and take ownership of projects throughout their full lifecycle
Posting record
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- Live
- First seen by us
- Oct 13, 202622 days ago
- Recorded sightings
- 49
- Last seen by us
- Nov 4, 2026
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How this job compares
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- Python
- SQL
- AWS
- Terraform
- Trino
- pandas
Where the posting names them
- Strong SQL and distributed engine knowledge - Python and notebook data stack (e.g. pandas, ibis) - Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills; enjoy building systems that enable and accelerate team productivity
- Data infra understanding (Trino/Spark system configuration) - Strong SQL and distributed engine knowledge - Python and notebook data stack (e.g. pandas, ibis)
- 5+ years of work experience building production-grade, scalable, and reliable data systems; B.S. equivalent in CS or sufficient experience. - AWS infra understanding (VPC, endpoints, private link, Terraform, Amazon EKS) - Infra networking (k8s ingress, load balancers, and VPC networking)
- Infra networking (k8s ingress, load balancers, and VPC networking) - Data infra understanding (Trino/Spark system configuration) - Strong SQL and distributed engine knowledge
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About the role
We file this job under Data Operations, by the work the posting describes.
Data operations staff do the day-to-day work of getting data processed correctly: loading and checking files, moving records between systems, fixing errors and following set procedures.
Expect Excel, some SQL, close attention to detail, and knowledge of the particular systems the company runs.
Data governance sets the rules for the data; data operations does the hands-on work of processing it and keeping it moving.
Job description
Every day, tens of millions of people come to Roblox to explore, create, play, learn, and connect with friends in 3D immersive digital experiences– all created by our global community of developers and creators.
At Roblox, we’re building the tools and platform that empower our community to bring any experience that they can imagine to life. Our vision is to reimagine the way people come together, from anywhere in the world, and on any device. We’re on a mission to connect a billion people with optimism and civility, and looking for amazing talent to help us get there.
A career at Roblox means you’ll be working to shape the future of human interaction, solving unique technical challenges at scale, and helping to create safer, more civil shared experiences for everyone.
We are seeking a senior software engineer to join our new Data Intake team. Our team owns the tooling that sources and processes the training data that Roblox’s future foundation models are built on. As an engineer on the team, you’ll build out a new service that can obtain diverse datasets from a wide variety of external sources, process them into consistent formats, and store them in a reliable and easily accessible location for our models to leverage. You’ll collaborate closely with teammates across the company in data labeling and machine learning to ensure we deliver the datasets our customers need.
This role offers the chance to be a founding team member and help define both the technical direction and the long-term shape of the product area from the ground up. This role is a great fit for you if you enjoy building and iterating quickly on new internal product offerings, are proficient in designing and scaling robust API integrations and data infrastructure, and have a zeal for developing inspiring, easily maintainable, and reusable code. Join our team and make a significant impact at Roblox.
You Will:
- Architect and deliver a high-performance analytics environment that serves thousands of queries daily
- Design and scale robust data infrastructure for powering data retrieval and visualization
- Ensure data systems are reliable, observable, privacy-compliant, and performant
- Bridge the gap between data engineering, analytics, and infrastructure to deliver a suite of best-in class, fully featured, and easy to use data tools.
- Build intelligent agentic automation to simplify and accelerate analytical workflows
- Contribute to internal platforms and tools that abstract complexity, improve developer productivity, and accelerate innovation
- Be a tech lead and mentor junior engineers
- Self-organize and take ownership of projects throughout their full lifecycle
You Have:
- 5+ years of work experience building production-grade, scalable, and reliable data systems; B.S. equivalent in CS or sufficient experience.
- AWS infra understanding (VPC, endpoints, private link, Terraform, Amazon EKS)
- Infra networking (k8s ingress, load balancers, and VPC networking)
- Data infra understanding (Trino/Spark system configuration)
- Strong SQL and distributed engine knowledge
- Python and notebook data stack (e.g. pandas, ibis)
- Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills; enjoy building systems that enable and accelerate team productivity
For roles that are based at our headquarters in San Mateo, CA: The starting base pay for this position is as shown below. The actual base pay is dependent upon a variety of job-related factors such as professional background, training, work experience, location, business needs and market demand. Therefore, in some circumstances, the actual salary could fall outside of this expected range. This pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. All full-time employees are also eligible for equity compensation and for benefits as described on this page.
Annual Salary Range
$196,750—$243,290 USD
Roles that are based in an office are onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional presence on Monday and Friday (unless otherwise noted).
Roblox provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Roblox also provides reasonable accommodations to candidates with qualifying disabilities or religious beliefs during the recruiting process.
For US based roles only, please note the Company may not be able to employ candidates for this role who have United States work authorization related to certain U.S. visa categories, or support future H-1B sponsorship at this time.
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- Pay
Annual Salary Range $196,750—$243,290 USD Roles that are based in an office are onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional presence on Monday and Friday (unless otherwise noted).
- Location & working pattern
San Mateo, CA, United States
Working pattern and location restrictions need checking in the full posting.
- Work authorization
Roblox provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Roblox also provides reasonable accommodations to candidates with qualifying disabilities or religious beliefs during the recruiting process. For US based roles only, please note the Company may not be able to employ candidates for this role who have United States work authorization related to certain U.S. visa categories, or support future H-1B sponsorship at this time.